Attitude Change Table 1

Table 1.Demographics of participants of the British Columbia diversion program compared to demographics of males in the greater Vancouver metro area (Statistics Canada, 2002).
Participants Males inVancouver
N=446 N=795,270 
Average Age 37.5 36.7
Ethnicity Caucasian 59.8% 63.7%
Indo-Asian 17.3% 9.6%
Chinese 11.0% 17.2%
Southeast Asian 8.5% 6.4%
Afro-Caribbean 1.8% 1.0%
First Nations 0.3% 1.8%
Other 1.5% 2.1%
Relationship Status Married 54.3% 51.6%
Steady Partner 5.0%
Single 32.2% 37.4%
Divorced/Widowed 8.5% 11.0%
Education Level Some high school or less 14.6 16.2
Grade 12 21.7 21.8
Technical Program/Diploma 18.0 15.3
Some college/university 21.4 17.0
University Degree 17.2 29.7
Graduate Degree 7.1